Henry David Thoreau
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| Full name | Henry David Thoreau |
| Era | 19th century philosophy |
| Region | Western Philosophy |
| School | Transcendentalism |
| Main interests | Natural history |
| Notable ideas | Abolitionism, tax resistance, development criticism, civil disobedience, conscientious objection, direct action, environmentalism, nonviolent resistance, simple living |
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Henry David Thoreau (July 12, 1817– May 6, 1862)[1] was an American author, naturalist and philosopher. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.
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- ↑ Biography of Henry David Thoreau, American Poems (2000-2007 Gunnar Bengtsson).
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